Mr. Brown is a member of Sonnenschein’s Capital Markets Practice.  In addition to general corporate and corporate finance matters, Mr. Brown’s current practice includes ship and rig finance, admiralty and banking matters. His practice also includes ship and rig loans for tankers, dry bulk carriers, containerships, passenger vessels, rigs, tugs, fast ferries, barges and yachts. Mr. Brown is a Proctor in Admiralty.

Mr. Brown has represented many owners, charterers, and banks in connection with ship and rig loans, charter parties, sale, construction, purchase and arrest of vessels. 

Mr. Brown was formerly a partner and then served as counsel at  the law firm of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP.

Awards

• Achievement Award, U.S. Army, Legal Offical
• Recognition Award, Zim Lines

Organizations

• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Maritime Bar Association of the United States
  • Marine Finance Committee (Member and former Chair)
• New York State and Suffolk County Magistrates Associations

Publications

“Ships and Vessels,” Leasing, co-authored chapter with Matthew Bender C., 1998 to date.